Match Preview – Romania vs Canada
Canada will be looking to quickly erase the memory of a violent encounter in Tbilisi, but will have to do so against a similar challenger in the form of Romania.
Canada will be looking to quickly erase the memory of a violent encounter in Tbilisi, but will have to do so against a similar challenger in the form of Romania.
Warren Gatland has selected an wildly inauspicious Welsh side, including a couple bolters, hoping to get one back on the Pumas who left Millenium Stadium smiling this time last year.
Revenge is a dish best served cold. The icy veins of the All Blacks will no doubt be running thick as they return to the place of their last defeat.
The two evenly matched sides will go head to head in the first international to be held at the Stadio Giovanni Zini in scenic Cremona. Who will come away victorious?
The Georgian Lelos face off against a resurgent US Eagles for the fourth time in the past five years hoping to get revenge for their loss in Colorado last June.
Japan face Russia for the fifth time in their history and the first outside of Tokyo as the two teams travel to balmy North Wales in a second tier fixture.
The Maori finish their North American tour with a stop in the cream cheese capital, facing the Eagles at the scenic PPL Park in what should provide some solid entertainment.
The All Blacks look to continue their 11 match winning streak as they face France for the fourth time this year in a completely redundant and unexciting proposition in Paris.
What could have been, and might still be, a very tasty battle at the Aviva has been somewhat watered down by the withdrawal of several leading players from both sides.
In probably the most intriguing matchup of the weekend, Wales host South Africa in Cardiff to kick off both sides’ November programmes. Will a Lions hangover affect Warren Gatland’s side?